Neolithic Revolution and Fertile Crescent Quiz Review

Question 1

Technology

Answer 1

things that help/tools

Question 2

Neolithic

Answer 2

new stone age

Question 3

class system

Answer 3

pyramid/poor & rich

Question 4

Mesopotamia

Answer 4

land between rivers/Tigris & Euphrates rivers

Question 5

food surplus

Answer 5

to much of

Question 6

public works

Answer 6

anything that it improves the public

Question 7

Barter

Answer 7

trade

Question 8

irrigation

Answer 8

the way you manage crops and or water

Question 9

scarcity

Answer 9

little of

Question 10

capital

Answer 10

a town & city

Question 11

The Neolithic Revolution

Answer 11

final stage of technological development in the Stone Age.

Question 12

The Fertile Crescent (location and description)

Answer 12

Western Asia and North Africa & a crescent-shaped region

Question 13

Cultural diffusion is??

Answer 13

the spread of cultural trends across locations.

Question 14

What is the difference between being “civilized” and having a “civilization?”

Answer 14

cultures that defined themselves as “civilized” often did so in contrast to other societies or human groupings viewed as less civilized

Question 15

five Factors of Civilization

Answer 15

Specialized Labor, Advanced Cities, Complex Institutions, Record Keeping, and Advanced Technology

Question 16

Social Hierarchy (the social class pyramid

Answer 16

king at the top, peasants at the bottom

Question 17

Walled City is called a??

Answer 17

Citadel

Question 18

Evidence of maintaining a food supply archaeologists found at ??

Answer 18

Catalhoyuk

Question 19

Occupations that are classified as “skilled labor”

Answer 19

artisan, blacksmith, merchant)

Question 20

How does climate affects the way people live??

Answer 20

affects their shelter, clothing, diet, and ways of earning a living

Question 21

Why did Cities began to grow during the Neolithic Revolution??

Answer 21

more reliable food supply meant humans could stay in one place

Question 22

Definition of Absolute Location

Answer 22

precise coordinates of a specific point

Question 23

Definition of “Specialization of Labor”

Answer 23

where individuals or groups focus on specific tasks

Question 24

Definition of “complex institutions”

Answer 24

systems of organization such as government, religion, social structure, and economic systems and trade networks.